Table 2.
Evaluation and comparison of qualitative variables in two groups of children with autism and non-autism
| Variable | Autism | Non-autism | Chi-squared test | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother’s education | ||||
| Primary school | 2 | 1 | 1.961 | 0.580 |
| High school | 4 | 7 | ||
| Diploma | 21 | 24 | ||
| University | 23 | 18 | ||
| Father’s education | ||||
| Primary school | 5 | 8 | 2.102 | 0.452 |
| High school | 10 | 15 | ||
| Diploma | 20 | 16 | ||
| University | 13 | 11 | ||
| Mother’s job | ||||
| Housewife | 40 | 29 | 1.279 | 0.734 |
| Official | 7 | 8 | ||
| Free | 1 | 0 | ||
| Other | 2 | 3 | ||
| Father’s job | ||||
| Official | 10 | 12 | 2.441 | 0.295 |
| Free | 10 | 18 | ||
| Manual worker | 17 | 7 | ||
| Unemployed | 13 | 13 | ||
| Economic situation | ||||
| Good | 8 | 8 | 5.974 | 0.05 |
| Medium | 29 | 38 | ||
| Bad | 13 | 4 | ||
| Place of living | ||||
| Personal | 17 | 30 | 6.784 | 0.009 |
| Rent | 33 | 20 | ||
| How many pregnancies | ||||
| 1 | 10 | 2 | 12.829 | 0.012 |
| 2 | 31 | 29 | ||
| 3 | 9 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Gender of the baby | ||||
| Boy | 35 | 21 | 7.955 | 0.005 |
| Girl | 15 | 29 | ||
| Method of childbirth | ||||
| Natural childbirth | 19 | 21 | 0.167 | 0.683 |
| Cesarean section | 21 | 29 | ||
| Disease in pregnancy | ||||
| Diabetes | 2 | 3 | 3.420 | 0.331 |
| Blood pressure | 5 | 4 | ||
| Hyperthyroidism - hypothyroidism | 0 | 3 | ||
| No disease | 43 | 40 | ||
| Supplementation during pregnancy | ||||
| Yes | 44 | 47 | 1.099 | 0.295 |
| No | 6 | 3 | ||
| Infantile disease | ||||
| Yes | 17 | 7 | 1.084 | 0.001 |
| No | 33 | 43 | ||
| Mother’s education | ||||
| Primary school | 2 | 1 | 1.961 | 0.580 |
| high school | 4 | 7 | ||
| Diploma | 21 | 24 | ||
| University | 23 | 18 | ||
| Father’s education | ||||
| Primary school | 5 | 8 | 2.102 | 0.452 |
| High school | 10 | 15 | ||
| Diploma | 20 | 16 | ||
| University | 13 | 11 | ||
| Mother’s job | ||||
| Housewife | 40 | 29 | 1.279 | 0.734 |
| Official | 7 | 8 | ||
| Free | 1 | 0 | ||
| Other | 2 | 3 | ||
| Father’s job | ||||
| Official | 10 | 12 | 2.441 | 0.295 |
| Free | 10 | 18 | ||
| Manual worker | 17 | 7 | ||
| Unemployed | 13 | 13 | ||
| The economic | ||||
| Good | 8 | 8 | 5.974 | 0.05 |
| Medium | 29 | 38 | ||
| Bad | 13 | 4 | ||
| Situation place of living | ||||
| Personal | 17 | 30 | 6.784 | 0.009 |
| Rent | 33 | 20 | ||
| How many pregnancies | ||||
| 1 | 10 | 2 | 12.829 | 0.012 |
| 2 | 31 | 29 | ||
| 3 | 9 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Gender of the baby | ||||
| Boy | 35 | 21 | 7.955 | 0.005 |
| Girl | 15 | 29 | ||
| Method of childbirth | ||||
| Natural childbirth | 19 | 21 | 0.167 | 0.683 |
| Cesarean section | 21 | 29 | ||
| Disease in pregnancy | ||||
| Diabetes | 2 | 3 | 3.420 | 0.331 |
| Blood pressure | 5 | 4 | ||
| Hyperthyroidism - hypothyroidism | 0 | 3 | ||
| No disease | 43 | 40 | ||
| Supplementation during pregnancy | ||||
| Yes | 44 | 47 | 1.099 | 0.295 |
| No | 6 | 3 | ||
| Infantile disease | ||||
| Yes | 17 | 7 | 1.084 | 0.001 |